Conch shell was a generic name for a number of different varieties of sea snail shell. A large specimen in good condition had a base value of 10 gp.[1]
Usages[]
In Maztica's Payit region, conch-shells used to craft battle horns and horns to signal sacrificial processions.[2][3] In a similar manner, the Waterdhavian Watch used conch horns to sound the alarms in the city harbors.[4]
Some priests of Umberlee, namely Magat of Lathtarl's Lantern, wore helmets carved out of large conch shells, worth 15 gp undamaged.[5]
Aquatic species, like morkoth, used large conch shells affixed to belts, as wearable pouches or containers.[6]
Notable Conches[]
- Horn of the tritons, a variety of enchanted conch used by tritons.[7]
- Conches of teleportation were large conch shells inscribed with the uvar rune that could teleport the user to a pre-defined location.[8]
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Grotto of the Queen • Dungeon #66, "Operation Manta Ray" • Eye of the Leviathan • Nightwatch in the Living City • Storm King's Thunder • Dragon of Icespire Peak
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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The Sea Devil's Eye
The Sea Devil's Eye
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 142. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (1990). Ironhelm. (TSR, Inc), chap. 14. ISBN 0-8803-8903-6.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (1990). Viperhand. (TSR, Inc), chap. 10. ISBN 0-88038-907-9.
- ↑ Mel Odom (January 1999). Rising Tide. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 6. ISBN 978-0-7869-1312-1.
- ↑ Paul Culotta and Shari Culotta (September/October 1997). “Grotto of the Queen”. In Michelle Vuckovich ed. Dungeon #64 (Wizards of the Coast) (64)., p. 10.
- ↑ Mel Odom (October 1999). Under Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 1. ISBN 978-0-7869-1378-7.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 260. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.